NATIONAL DISTILLERS v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK

No. 86-1447.

804 F.2d 978 (1986)

NATIONAL DISTILLERS & CHEMICAL CORPORATION and Bridgeport Brass Corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK, as Trustee under Trust No. 3433, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided October 31, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. Fuchs, Vihon, Fuchs, Temple & Berman, Ltd., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Michael J. Wall, Rothschild, Barry & Myers, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before FLAUM and EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judges, and SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.


EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

Bridgeport Brass Co. (Old Bridgeport) leased a warehouse in 1960 from the trustee (Landlord) under an Illinois real estate trust. Old Bridgeport promised to maintain the warehouse, pay all taxes, and pay rent. Old Bridgeport had options to extend the lease to 1998. Our dispute arises out of Art. VIII, § 1 of the lease, which provides:

Assignment or Sub-Lease by Tenant. Tenant agrees not to assign this agreement or its interest...

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